Remember that one of the ham radio provisions is that you need to be a ham... :)
Patrick Shoemaker wrote: > Also, read the actual code/charter that regulates the activity to find > exemptions. Here in Prince George's county, MD, antennas that fall below > a certain size and power output are considered "minimal" (forget the > exact wording) and can be installed on an existing structure without > going through the permit process. > > Theoretically this would allow one to construct a tower using the > amateur radio protections, then load it up with antennas for WISP use > once the tower is constructed and signed off. > > Patrick Shoemaker > President, Vector Data Systems LLC > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > office: (301) 358-1690 x36 > http://www.vectordatasystems.com > > > Tom DeReggi wrote: > >> One way to do it is... >> >> You get the tower up via HAM rules, and don't provide commercial use. BUilt >> it just large enoug that it would hold only your antennas. >> >> Then after the fact.... >> There are some local code issues that often incourage someone to attempt to >> find a pre-existing structures to colocate on, prior to being authorized to >> build a new tower. >> Argue, for them to expand the permit for the pre-existing HAM tower, to one >> allowing limited commercial use for your antennas, in trade for not >> proposing and building ANOTHER ugly larger tower right next to it. >> >> Tom DeReggi >> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >> >> * >> < NOTE TO OUR ESTEEMED READERS: For your greater reading pleasure and to >> relieve the load on your computer, 569 pages of previously-offered wordly >> wisdom has been removed from this message > * - Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 Cisco Press Author - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" NEXT ONLINE TRAINING AUGUST 18-19 2008 <http://www.linktechs.net/askwi.asp> FCC Lic. #PG-12-25133 LinkedIn Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jackunger> Phone 818-227-4220 Email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
